Beerwort

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wort prepared by the infusion of malt with water, intended to be converted into beer.

Etymology

From Middle English berwort, berwurt, equivalent to beer + wort. Cognate with Dutch bierwort (“beerwort”), German Bierwürze (“beerwort”).

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